The great rebuild | 417 blue 98 v70 403k km

yanga001 · Post by **yanga001** » 19 Apr 2023, 07:05

List of things to change on the old battle wagon:
Steering rack
Engine
Rebuild said engine
Control arms
Install trailer hitch
Change hood
Change the front fenders
Clear out radiator
Headliner
Drivers seat
Trunk cover
Trunk wiper
Trunk washer pump
Exhaust (swap to oem from donor car)
O2 sensor front
PCv on new engine
Steering wheel swap

Post by **scot850** » 19 Apr 2023, 08:48

So what is the plan for after lunch............??? LoL

Neil.

Post by **abscate** » 19 Apr 2023, 09:17

harsh!!!

yanga001 · Post by **yanga001** » 19 Apr 2023, 11:22

scot850 wrote: ↑19 Apr 2023, 08:48 So what is the plan for after lunch............??? LoL

Neil.

Haha, its the only way I can rationalize having this many volvo's and keeping this car in a shed as opposed to the field. Got most of the tools for it outside of an engine crane. Its a nice place to spend a summer day. This was a copy and paste out of an older list I made.

Post by **scot850** » 19 Apr 2023, 17:04

Back in the 1970's/80's this is what I did for stress relief! Went out to the garage and pottered on one of our old cars and think of nothing else. Worked well as you soon forgot you any issues as you skinned your knuckles on a rusty bolt!

Would it be cheaper to rent an engine crane when you need one rather than buy one? I considered buying one but storing it is a pain, even if you get a collapsible version, but I need that space for other stuff like the hoist.........!

Neil.

rrres · Post by **rrres** » 21 Apr 2023, 23:39

I recently heard (where have I been?), "The Dread is worse than the Doing", which rang true for me. I dreaded removing CV axles on my Toyota. The thought of jacking up the car, removing wheels, removing splash guards, disassembling the steering and suspension stuff, crawling under the car to hammer and pry out the CV axles, and replacing greasy rubber boots made me put the job off for weeks. When I finally went in to work, it only took an hour, or even less, to remove one cv axle. Having backup cars doesn't help.